NBA: Magic Johnson opens the season, crowned MOP

"At 8pm on January 16, the league's official website announced that the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference Player of the Week for Week 10 has just been announced!"

——FOX Sports media spokesperson Jackson

"Following Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose, the first NBA rookie to win the league division weekly award in his first year of career was born……"

——Bleacher Report Freelance Writer West

"Beating Durant, Kobe and Paul to become the Western Conference Player of the Week, does the Spurs' third pick have the combat effectiveness in his rookie season comparable to that of his predecessor Duncan?"

——ESPN commentator and media person Campbell

"The big Asian guard who led the Spurs to four consecutive wins this week and averaged 25+9+5 per game, does he have the potential to become the next EJ in the league?"

………

From the moment the list of the best players of the week in the East and West was released this week, the topic of"whether Joey really has the strength of an All-Star" has become a hot topic.

Countless fans searched for related topics on social media, but all that came out were the self-professional analysis reports of these so-called TV celebrity commentators and critics.

People no longer dwell on whether Joey deserves to be the"third pick in the draft". The latter's outstanding performance so far this season is enough for them to give their own answer to this question.

But the All-Star voting storm that followed once again pushed Joey to the"cusp of the storm".

People began to be interested in the question of"when a rookie with good performance can compete with league superstars such as Chris and Kobe for the starting position of the All-Stars"...

But Joey has been the starting PG of the Spurs since Parker was injured. In all the games, he has used incredible goals and organized offenses again and again... to dispel everyone's doubts.

When the league awarded him the award of the best player of the week in the West, people realized that when did the first-year rookie who they had been discussing"whether he deserves" grow into a superstar who can beat Kevin Durant and Kobe and be elected as the best player of the week?

The Eastern Conference Player of the Week was awarded to the Wizards' star player, third-year player John Wall.

Unlike Joey, who led the Spurs to win all four games, the Kentucky senior led the Wizards to only two wins and two losses this week.

The reason why he was awarded the Player of the Week by league officials is that the Wizards are the only team that has brought defeat to the Miami Heat so far this month.

That's right, don't think that the Heat in the 13th season only had a"27-game winning streak" from February to March. In fact, in the previous month, led by the Big Three, they also achieved a wave of 11 consecutive wins.

Until the away game against the Washington Wizards, Wall scored a large assist double-double of 34+17 and led the Wizards to a 117:131 victory over the visiting Miami Heat.

This year's No. 4 pick Bradley Beal had a hot hand in this game, making 6 of 9 three-pointers, breaking the 12th rookie single-game three-pointer record (5) jointly held by Joey and Lillard, contributing 28 points, and in the last five seconds of the first half, he made a key three-pointer over James' head, widening the score difference to ten points.

This was the key factor in the Wizards' victory over the Heat in this game.

The Little Emperor, who has won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for six consecutive weeks, did not perform well in this game, making 6 of 16 shots and barely scoring more than 20 points on free throws.

This is also the most important reason why he lost this week's Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

Even though he led the Heat to three wins and one loss this week, and their regular season record is one level ahead of other teams in the league (36 wins and 9 losses)!

EJ, who just sold his shares in the Lakers, talked about this on a TNT podcast hosted by Barkley:

"In fact, when we focus on the super team on the South Coast, people are always concerned about how high the three superstars will take the team, as if that is the only meaning of their existence.……"

EJ talks freely:

"Everyone has overlooked an established fact: LeBron, Dwyane, Chris, these three stars at the peak of their careers, no matter how strong they are, no matter how great their personal abilities are, they are also human beings, they will lose, and they will get tired!"

At this point, Magic changed the subject, and the next words made Barkley laugh:

"But when you think about the three old guys in San Antonio, with the rising stars and young people like Joey, Kawhi, and Joseph, playing a record of 33 wins and 9 losses in the Western Conference full of strong teams, you will feel that the results of LeBron and the other two are justified.……"

"This is nothing to brag about!"

"If Larry, Hakeem and I had formed a pair during that period, we would not have won 1, 2, 3... but at least 7 championships!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Magic Johnson used the famous"championship joke" from the 10-year offseason, making Barkley and another guest laugh so hard that they fell backwards.

"So what you're saying is that people should focus more on the Spurs as a real team, Irving?"

Barkley has always disliked the style of the little emperor who"shows off" more than"his own strength", so he naturally would not miss this opportunity to beat the downtrodden dog.

"No……"

EJ smiled and shook his head:

"I mean, LeBron has proven himself with a championship. I think at this point, he should focus more on helping his teammates win honors and awards."

"After all, Pippen wasn't just a second- or third-team player next to Jordan.……"

(This is a satire on the fact that Wade and Bosh have only been selected to the second team once since they started working with James, and Bosh has not even been selected to the third team so far. Note: this is only in the three years since they started working with James.)

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In the Heat locker room, the young emperor who had finally gotten on Bosh's wifi saw this scene and was so. Damn, when I entered the finals (in 2007), you didn't say this?

(I vaguely remember a podcast with poor quality, where EJ praised the emperor for leading the Cavaliers to the finals.

At that time, the league had already started to promote"The Chosen One""、"23VS24"、"The best player in the league" and so on) and how many honors did Pippen win beside Jordan? Why don't you tell Dan to give some MVP and FMVP to Pippen II!

Did n't you see how Pippen II was"abused" by the gang leader back then? He slowly grew into the second in command of the Bulls dynasty in the later period - did my little emperor scold Wade and Bosh, or pick them out on the training ground and beat them up for a whole night?

Of course, I can't necessarily do the latter...

(Cold knowledge: Pippen II was also one of the draft templates for James, the other was EJ)

Just when my emperor was shouting that there were traitors in the league who wanted to"rebel", the attention of the outside media was snatched away by another rookie in 2012.……

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"Hey listen……"

On January 17, at the Oracle Arena, the Warriors' home court, Curry led the Warriors to defeat the Magic in a post-game press conference.

When a reporter asked about the Spurs rookie who won the tenth regular season Player of the Week award this season, beating Stephen Curry, who averaged 21.3 points, 7.7 assists and 4.3 rebounds last week and led the Warriors to three consecutive wins, an inappropriate noise sounded first:

"We don't care about the other team's players, we only focus on the game at hand, in fact, I mean……"

"Why do you big-mouthed media always try to stir up conflicts?"

Draymond Green, the second-round pick who contributed 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks in this game, said first.

His rough features and chattering appearance really make people feel unfavorable.

There were only two Warriors players present in this game, Curry and Green. Head coach Mark Jackson's face changed. He was about to say something to make up for Green's loose mouth.

But when the media reporters in the audience saw Green's initiative to"interrupt", they immediately became excited, like sharks smelling blood:

"So Mr. Green, do you think that Joey, the No. 3 pick in the same class as you, is already qualified to be selected as an All-Star?"

嬻嬻嬻——Countless microphones were instantly thrust in front of Green, and the reporters' eyes were shining, looking forward to Green's next"amazing remarks""——

Halfway through the season, almost everyone knows that the second-round pick selected by the Warriors this year is not a"easy lamp to use". First, when he just entered the league, at the meeting with the team, he"offended" all the rookies who were ranked before him; and when signing the agent, he angrily criticized the league for not issuing corresponding regulations to protect the player's agency autonomy.

Recently, in a game against the Indiana Pacers, he was suspended for one game by the team because of a conflict with"Gao Yuanyuan" Hibbert.

Similar situations that have occurred in the Warriors this season are almost all related to Green.

So the media also"like" this rookie who can bring them a certain amount of topics.

Sure enough, Green has never let them down:

"After the draft, I memorized every first-round pick's name like it was engraved on my heart. I swore that my future achievements would not be less than any of them!"

"They are superstars, and I will definitely be a superstar in the future!"

Curry was startled when he heard this, and looked at the black guy next to him who looked confident with some surprise.

He didn't realize that the bad-tempered guy selected by the team this year actually had such"lofty ambitions"!

Coach Jackson's face darkened -

Damn, are you really clueless or what? He is a real superstar embryo, and you are a role player averaging 4+3+1 so far this season. You are trying to copy his 16+8+4 best rookie favorite?

Is your brain crazy, or did I hear it wrong?

The reporters who got this"answer" were obviously not satisfied, and continued to ask:

"What about Joey? We know that in last year's Crazy 3-32 game, it was the Kentucky Wildcats led by Joey that eliminated Michigan State University. In the game, Joey worked with Davis, the No. 1 pick in this year, to humiliate you many times. Do you think that now that you have entered the NBA, you will still be the guy who was dunked on many times in a game last year?"

The reporter's words can be said to be"the dagger is revealed", and he pointedly revealed the"scar" that Green is most reluctant to be mentioned now - to put it bluntly, this unscrupulous reporter is deliberately angering the latter!

As expected, after hearing this, Green's face suddenly turned bad, and he spoke with a little shortness of breath:

"What…what dunk?! Can the defender…can the defender’s active defense be called a dunk?"

"I'm the best defensive player in the Big 12! For the sake of the game, my job is to defend the best player on the other side.……"

Green gnashed his teeth, and his mind unconsciously recalled the"various evil deeds" that Joey and Davis had done to him, and he was immediately"angry":

"Joey? He's just a stadium idol whose fame far outweighs his ability. If I meet him in tomorrow's game, I will definitely teach him a lesson and prove to everyone that I am the most noteworthy ruthless rookie of this year!"

After saying that, as if to confirm his position as a"ruthless character", he also pretended to be fierce in front of the camera:

"I will tear your sweet coat to pieces! I want to prove to everyone that I, Draymond, am the best rookie of the 2012 draft!"

"He is just a clown who fools the fans……"

(Green's inner thoughts at this moment: There is no room for such an awesome person in the 12th draft class!)

Green's answer satisfied the reporters in the audience. They had already thought about how to write the headline of the sports news section when they returned:

"The second-round pick intends to challenge the strongest rookie of this year. Is he a potential talent waiting to take off, or is he just a nobody with a good appearance?"

Mark Jackson's face darkened visibly - he knew that it was a stupid decision to bring this stupid and arrogant guy to the post-match press conference!

"Joey……"

After the press conference, Stephen Curry left the scene and walked into the player tunnel, chewing on the two difficult pronunciations carefully, with excitement flashing in his eyes:

"A new era magician?……"